Periodic solutions of abstract differential equations with infinite delay (Q1176499)

The paper deals with periodic solutions to a class of nonlinear integrodifferential equations in Banach space: \(u'(t)+Lu(t)=\lambda\left(\int^ t_{- \infty}C(t,s)u(s)ds+f(u(t))+F(t)\right)\), where \(-L\) is a sectorial operator, \(\lambda\in[0,1]\), and the data \(f,F,C\) satisfy suitable regularity and qualitative assumptions. An abstract degree theory is used to show that the existence of an a priori bound on all \(T\)-periodic solutions for \(0\leq\lambda\leq 1\) implies the existence of a \(T\)-periodic solution for \(\lambda=1\). The result is applied to the study of periodic solutions of concrete parabolic integrodifferential equations such as \(u_ t(t,x)=u_{xx}(t,x)+f(u(t,x))+F(t)+\int^ t_{-\infty}B(t,s)u_ t(s,x)ds\), \(0\leq x\leq 1\), \(u(t,0)=u(t,1)=0\), and \(u_ t(t,x)=u_{xx}(t,x)+f(u(t,x))+F(t)+\int^ t_{- \infty}B(t,s)u_{xx}(s,x)ds\), \(0\leq x\leq 1\), \(u(t,0)=u(t,1)=0\).